Class 2 Gaming Supplier License Granted Pioneer in Geo-location and Patron Identification Services Aristocrat Taps Aristotle for Player Identification Washington, DC (June 7, 2013) — Aristotle International has been granted a license to provide geo-location and patron-identification services by the Nevada Gaming Commission, a key milestone in the expansion of the company’s identity services initiatives. [...]
Law360, New York (April 26, 2013, 8:01 PM ET) — In new guidance on its online privacy rule for children, the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday pushed companies to voluntarily adopt protections for teens as well, continuing a crusade that attorneys fear will lead to enforcement actions under the agency’s authority to police what it [...]
Washington, DC (April 25, 2013) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its responses to frequently asked questions (“FAQs”) relating to compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). That law was designed to protect children under 13 online by regulating how their personal information can be collected, used, and/or transferred. “Today the FTC [...]
The Federal Trade Commission has announced its long-awaited amendments to its rule implementing the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The changes—which take effect on July 1, 2013–are significant and will alter the scope and obligations of the Rule in a number of ways. Today, April 8 at noon EDT, Morrison & Foerster will present [...]
COPPA: The Final Word On July 1, 2013, sweeping new regulations for marketing to children take effect. In updating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule, the Federal Trade Commission has extended its reach to new businesses and new information. Even if you were safe in the past, you may not be in this brave [...]
Aristotle’s Integrity™ Gives Kids’ Sites “Safe Harbor” Using FTC-Approved Methods December 20, 2012 (Washington, DC) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), clarifying and updating the decade-old law protecting children’s information on line. The new “Rule” specifies how sites catering to children must handle personal [...]
Washington (CNN) – Parents are finding it more difficult to keep their children’s private personal data from being collected by mobile phone apps, according to a new report. The Federal Trade Commission is urging mobile phone app developers and phone companies to make it easier for parents to control the personal information being collected by smartphone [...]
A federal law intended to protect children’s privacy may unwittingly lead them to reveal too much on Facebook, a provocative new academic study shows, in the latest example of how difficult it is to regulate the digital lives of minors. Facebook prohibits children under 13 from signing up for an account, because of the Children’s Online Privacy [...]
Sites focusing on children are empowered by innovative mechanisms without compromising safety The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved The Integrity Children’s Privacy Compliance Program, designed by Aristotle International, as a “safe harbor” program under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) on Friday. The COPPA rule grants websites that target viewers ages 13 and under [...]
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FTC Extends Deadline to Comment on Proposed Modifications to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule Until September 24, 2012
The Federal Trade Commission will extend until September 24, 2012, the deadline for commenting on additional proposed modifications to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, which gives parents control over what information websites and online services may collect from children under 13. On August 1, 2012, the Commission published a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [...]